Senior Product Manager - Federal (Cortex)

Palo Alto Networks is a leader in cybersecurity, dedicated to protecting the digital way of life. The Federal Product Manager will own the Cortex Attack Surface Management and Internet Landscape Intelligence roadmap, collaborating with various teams to develop capabilities for defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the engineering and design teams to prioritize work for the team and ensure that the team is building “the right thing.”
• Work closely with the U42 Team to deliver on joint objectives across Unit42 and Cortex for our national security customers
• Work closely with customer success and sales teams engaged with current and prospective government customers to understand their unique needs
• Build and maintain a prioritized roadmap of features that will address the needs of our key government clientele
• Collaborate with our GTM and product marketing teams to highlight the unique capabilities that Cortex can deliver for government organizations

Requirements:

• Must be a US citizen
• Must be willing and able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility (active clearance preferred)
• 2+ years experience in product management and/or supporting government customers/users in a technical or product-adjacent role (or equivalent military experience)
• Background in US national security and cybersecurity – preferably U.S. Gov experience at GS-13 or above
• Education and/or professional certificates in information technology, cybersecurity, product management, and/or national security
• Knowledge of federal organizations and functions; e.g., understanding organizational structures, hierarchy and how to apply software product use cases to target stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience communicating complex technical concepts to multi-disciplinary audiences via written and verbal presentations
• Curiosity; you ask 'why' and dig deep to develop your understanding of customer problems, workflows, and pain points in order to develop your product vision
• Ability to (nicely) persuade and influence others; ability to collaborate with technical and cross-functional teams who may not report into you to get things done
• Comfort with ambiguity and making decisions with imperfect information
• Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time, but should expect this may flex at times to be a heavier travel schedule
• Local to DC area
• Knowledge or experience with FedRAMP, CMMC, or other federal cybersecurity compliance programs
• High-level understanding of computer networks, protocols, and how the Internet works
• Familiarity with Google BigQuery, SQL, or other query languages
• Experience supporting Federal/Public sector sales motions
• Advanced understanding of and experience supporting operational cyber exercises and missions
• Experience supporting national-level cyber response missions
• Understanding of and experience supporting cyber threat hunt activities